The Subtle Art Of Not Giving A F*ck--Chapter Three

1 Questions

1) What does “entitlement” mean? Can you give an example to explain it?

Entitlement means that you have right to do something but others don't. For example, someone feels that they are entitled to have better stuff than their older brothers or sisters.

2) What’s the point of telling Jimmy’s story?

By telling Jimmy's story, the author wants to tells us how people can be entitled and what the bad influences of being like Jimmy.

3) Do you think you are special? What’s wrong with feeling you are special?

Yes, I thought I was special, just because my parents used to tell me about that. In this case, I felt I could do what I want because I am special. Sometimes, I was being rude to my parents, which make me feel bad now. 

4) If you are not special, how can we achieve greatness?

As an ordinary person, if I want to achieve greatness, I need to suffer what I have to suffer and admit I am not special. Dream big, do small.

2 Expressions

That one has insurmountable problems as that one has no problems at all.

surmount这个词在之前的章节中出现过，可以用它替代overcome。

insurmountable problems在前文中出现了类似表达：unsolvable problems

e.g. For some people, how to master English is an insurmountable problem.

Our lives today are filled with information from the extremes of the bell curve of human experience.

Be filled with information让我想到了之前学到的表达：be bombarded with

The ticket to emotional health, like that to physical health, comes from eating your veggies. 

Ticket means that a thing that ensures admission to or the achievement of something.

类似表达还有：The key/passport to...

e.g. The ticket to having good body shape is to do regular exercise.

3 Thoughts

A lot of people are afraid to accept mediocrity because they believe that if they accept it, they 'll never achieve anything, never improve, and that their life won't matter.

I used to have that feeling and always believed that I was special. Just like the saying, “我就是我，不一样的烟火。” Rethinking what I had done, I was so native and this thought was an excuse for doing something that were not supposed to do. Meanwhile, I didn't suppress this kind of emotion because of the feeling of entitlement. However, those feelings were nonsense and shouldn't be done as an adult. It is time to accept who you are and do the things I am suppose to do.